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en-usCopyright 2015 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/03/parents-using-uber-as-child-carpool-child-alternative-poll-report/http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/03/parents-using-uber-as-child-carpool-child-alternative-poll-report/http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/03/parents-using-uber-as-child-carpool-child-alternative-poll-report/#commentsFiled under: Etc., TechnologySome kids ride home from school in a school bus. Others get picked up by their parents or nannies, or by carpool with other parents. Some walk or ride their bikes, or take public transportation. But Baily Deeter of Atherton, CA, simply hits a button on his iPhone and orders a cab from Uber.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>appchildrenkidsride sharingtaxiteenagersuberMon, 03 Nov 2014 13:59:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21006005/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2014/11/03/parents-using-uber-as-child-carpool-child-alternative-poll-report/21006005/article-detail.xml21006005http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fdims-shared%2Fdims3%2FGLOB%2Fcrop%2F3879x2574%2B625%2B0%2Fresize%2F628x417%21%2Fformat%2Fjpg%2Fquality%2F85%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fhss-prod.hss.aol.com%2Fhss%2Fstorage%2Fmidas%2Febc48199a088d9debe3f1a0e3978821%2F200002961%2F162507527.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fdims-shared%2Fdims3%2FGLOB%2Fcrop%2F3879x2574%2B625%2B0%2Fresize%2F628x417%21%2Fformat%2Fjpg%2Fquality%2F85%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fhss-prod.hss.aol.com%2Fhss%2Fstorage%2Fmidas%2Febc48199a088d9debe3f1a0e3978821%2F200002961%2F162507527.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2013/05/10/baseball-team-saves-girl-under-car/http://www.autoblog.com/2013/05/10/baseball-team-saves-girl-under-car/http://www.autoblog.com/2013/05/10/baseball-team-saves-girl-under-car/#commentsFiled under: Weird Car News, SafetyMembers of a high school baseball team are being hailed as heroes after saving a teenage girl's life.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>car accidentCarAccidentcrashteenagersFri, 10 May 2013 10:40:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21110337/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2013/05/10/baseball-team-saves-girl-under-car/21110337/article-detail.xml21110337http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fos%2Fautos%2Fphotos%2Fbaseball-team-612x344http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fos%2Fautos%2Fphotos%2Fbaseball-team-612x344http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/28/mom-arrested-for-helping-kids-vandalize-cars-with-bb-gun/http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/28/mom-arrested-for-helping-kids-vandalize-cars-with-bb-gun/http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/28/mom-arrested-for-helping-kids-vandalize-cars-with-bb-gun/#commentsFiled under: Government/Legal, VideosThere are any number of wholesome ways to bond with your brood. Teaching them the finer points of the drive-by shooting probably shouldn't be one of them. That didn't stop 43-year-old Susan Becker piling her two teenage children into a car along with another teenage friend, arming the lot with pellet and BB guns and encouraging her posse to fire on parked cars.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>drivingstudyteenagersukvehicle ownershipyouthMon, 03 Oct 2011 19:53:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21084764/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2011/10/03/uk-trend-youths-care-less-and-less-about-driving-owning-a-vehi/21084764/article-detail.xml21084764http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fgreen.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2008%2F09%2F109209.gifhttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fgreen.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2008%2F09%2F109209.gifhttp://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/29/depressed-teens-more-dangerous-behind-the-wheel/http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/29/depressed-teens-more-dangerous-behind-the-wheel/http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/29/depressed-teens-more-dangerous-behind-the-wheel/#commentsFiled under: SafetyA new Australian study may indicate that depressed teens are more likely to get into an accident than their mentally-fit peers. According to our peers over at AOL Autos, a recent report published in the journal Injury Prevention translates the fact that depressed individuals are more likely to engage in self-destructive behavior into teen driving habits.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Cell PhoneCell PhonesCellPhoneCellPhonesdistracted drivingPSApublic service announcementSprintTeen DriversteenagersTeenDriversTextingTexting while drivingWed, 28 Apr 2010 12:59:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21037124/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2010/04/28/video-psa-ken-jeong-and-joel-mchale-tell-you-to-put-a-sock-on/21037124/article-detail.xml21037124http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2010%2F04%2Fthumb-socks-630.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2010%2F04%2Fthumb-socks-630.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/28/new-smartphone-app-automatically-cuts-usage-when-driving/http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/28/new-smartphone-app-automatically-cuts-usage-when-driving/http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/28/new-smartphone-app-automatically-cuts-usage-when-driving/#commentsFiled under: Etc., Safety, TechnologyIf you're truly worried about your teenager and what he or she might get into - or plow into - using a cellphone while driving, then perhaps you might find Cell Cease of interest. If your teen's phone runs on Windows Mobile and has GPS, Cell Cease will block the ability to make and receive most phone calls if it detects the phone is moving more than 5 miles per hour. Only 911 calls and an allowed numbers list will be able to get through otherwise.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cell phoneCellPhonedrivingteenagersteensTexting while drivingSun, 28 Feb 2010 12:46:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21038580/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2010/02/28/new-smartphone-app-automatically-cuts-usage-when-driving/21038580/article-detail.xml21038580http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2010%2F02%2Fcellcease.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2010%2F02%2Fcellcease.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/16/six-uk-teens-rushed-to-hospital-after-drinking-ethanol/http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/16/six-uk-teens-rushed-to-hospital-after-drinking-ethanol/http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/16/six-uk-teens-rushed-to-hospital-after-drinking-ethanol/#commentsFiled under: Etc., Green, Ethanol, UKEthanol can be used in ICE engines, can be made from renewable resources and, depending on whether it's been denatured or not, can technically be drunk. John McCain's 2007 joke aside, this is a bad idea. Physics Forums lists a few reasons why. Nonetheless, six teenagers in the UK thought that an episode of the BBC1 drama Waterloo Road portrayed a good idea when a young female character drank ethanol. So, sadly, the five girls and one boy (all either 14 or 15) copied the fictional character's action. They were then taken to the hospital, where it was discovered that none of them will suffer any long-term effects, according to UPI. Call it a "lucky break."

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Saturday Night LiveteenagersTeensTextingTexting while drivingThu, 12 Nov 2009 14:58:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21040899/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2009/11/12/video-taylor-swift-on-the-scourge-that-is-bad-parent-drivers/21040899/article-detail.xml21040899http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2009%2F11%2Fswift1.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2009%2F11%2Fswift1.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/24/teens-copying-enemies-license-plates-to-get-revenge-via-speed-c/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/24/teens-copying-enemies-license-plates-to-get-revenge-via-speed-c/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/24/teens-copying-enemies-license-plates-to-get-revenge-via-speed-c/#commentsFiled under: Etc., Government/Legal, HumorTeens are known for having a lot of time, some seriously outrageous ideas for filling that time, and a slightly obsessive need for revenge. Add a few residential speed cameras into that mix, and what you have is a creative perversion of the entire speed camera system. Teens in Maryland have evidently been printing out the license plates numbers of rival teens, putting them on their own cars, and then purposely blasting by speed cameras posted in residential neighborhoods. The rival teen -- or his parents -- then gets a $40 citation in the mail.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aaateenteen driversteen safetyteenagerteenagersTeenDriversteensTeenSafetyThu, 10 Apr 2008 07:28:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21053867/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2008/04/10/aaa-teen-crashes-cost-society-34-billion-per-year/21053867/article-detail.xml21053867http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2008%2F04%2Faaa_logo.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2008%2F04%2Faaa_logo.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/29/those-teens-that-do-get-their-license-prefer-mustang/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/29/those-teens-that-do-get-their-license-prefer-mustang/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/29/those-teens-that-do-get-their-license-prefer-mustang/#commentsFiled under: Etc., Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Jeep, Toyota, Volkswagen, Car Buying, CoupeResearch International USA's TRU branch has polled the youth of our country and discovered that they'd like a fun, stylish car more than anything (duh) -- namely the Mustang. Twenty-somethings posed the same question picked the Honda Civic above all else, mainly because they've had a dose of reality, and are now paying their own insurance and fuel.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>accidentsdistractionsdrivingsmartsmart fortwoteenagersMon, 28 Jan 2008 16:28:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21055580/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2008/01/28/fortwo-billed-as-birth-control-for-teenagers/21055580/article-detail.xml21055580http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2008%2F01%2Fsmart_smart_forteens.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2008%2F01%2Fsmart_smart_forteens.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/07/spoiled-brats-forbes-makes-teen-car-wishlist/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/07/spoiled-brats-forbes-makes-teen-car-wishlist/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/07/spoiled-brats-forbes-makes-teen-car-wishlist/#commentsFiled under: Etc., Safety, First DrivesNo matter how dramatic your explanations of how you walked barefoot uphill in the snow both ways are, the fact remains that teenagers will at least need access to a car from time to time. Given that your youngun' will be talking on the phone, listening to the radio, text messaging, chewing gum and chatting with passengers (all while breaking graduated-licensing laws), you want to give him or her the best chances of surviving a possible crash. Better yet (especially for the passengers, who never seem to fare as luckily as the driver), a car that can handily avoid an accident is the safest of all. That's part of the reason why we Autobloggers like a little starch in the ride, swift action from the steering, good strong brakes and enough power to get the hell out of the way should the need arise.